VIOLATE THAT NORM This assignment is designed to have you become more familiar with the concept of a social norm. A social norm often involves a tacit rule of expected or appropriate behavior that is agreed upon by a group of people‚ yet is not always clearly verbalized. For this assignment‚ you will violate a social norm. Remember as per our discussion of this assignment‚ you are not to violate a law or a regulation‚ both of which are clearly articulated and are not considered social norms. Also
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The first norm I decided to us is “WHEN PEOPLE ASK YOU HOW YOU ARE DOING‚ TELL THEM ABOUT YOUR WHOLE DAY”. I was sitting in library doing my assignment. I then seen a young girl who I haven’t talk to in a while and approached her and said hey. She said hey back as she continue to walk. You could tell she had somewhere to go. I then stopped her and said “How you been?” “I been good how are you doing” She responded. I went on to tell her about and argument me and my mother had that morning that caused
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Why Be Concerned about Cyber-Security? Introduction Cyber security became ever more crucial for global business and modern society. We are living in a data-centric world in which information technology and associated communications ’ systems as well as networks that provide goods and services permeate every facet of our lives. This creates the safeguard of our digital assets and activities within cyberspace of critical importance‚ whether for individual life experience or a prosperous and sustainable
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Upper class American upper class This term is applied to a wide array of elite groups existing in the United States of America. The term commonly includes the so-called "blue bloods" (multi-generational wealth combined with leadership of high society) such as the Astor or Roosevelt families. There is disagreement over whether the "nouveau riche" should be included as members of the upper class or whether this term should exclusively be used for established families. Twentieth century sociologist
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Explicit norms are rules that are clearly stated. Implicit norms are hard for people with difficulty with socially-based learning. Roles within groups are different tasks that different people perform and the specific accomplishments each is expected to attain (Baron‚ Branscombe & Byrne‚ 2009‚ p. 384). An example of an explicit role is a professor for a class. The students in the class play the explicit role in the course. The professor’s role is to guide and nurture their students. An implicit role
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Business culture can be defined as codes of principles and values that govern decisions and actions within a company. In the business world‚ the organizations culture sets standards for determining the difference between good and bad decision making and behavior. The Slumdog Millionaire is directed by Danny Bolye. Jamal Malik‚ is a contestant in a television show‚ “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” is just one correct question away from the big prize. Then‚ he was arrested and been tortured by the
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were not wearing coats. The concept of societal norms is crazy for me to grasp my mind around. The fact that what happens in my hometown can be so different than the things that happen in a different community is mind boggling. Why is something so different in my town than in a town just an hour north of me? One of the intriguing parts about this concept is that there must be a trigger the trends. There are endless questions about societal norms‚ some of which are so complex to understand that
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dining table and sat her down. “They are not going to like you‚” I tell her. “Who? Why aren’t they going to like me?” She asks confused. “Your classmates‚ your teachers‚ society. You are growing up to be an extremely intelligent black female‚ and people are not going to understand you because you exist outside of the stereotypical norm.” “What do you mean?”
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Challenging the Social Norm. “Story Of An Hour” by Kate Chopin is a telling story about a woman‚ Mrs. Mallard‚ who’s given the horrible news that her husband has passed away in a train wreck. Devastated by her husband’s sudden death‚ she excuses herself and immediately rushes to her bedroom; this is where readers see a different side of Mrs. Mallard. In time she has taken on a different angle of life. Although obviously upset about her husband’s sudden death‚ Mrs.Mallard has something to be
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Hayden Sells Phycology 11/1/12 Breaking A Social Norm * What norm did you pick? The norm I picked dealt with personal space. I went to the study room in my dorm and sat as close as I could to a random person. The reason this made them feel so awkward is because there was usually two to four tables with no one sitting at them and I choose to sit as close as I could to them. * Why did you pick it? I choose this norm to break for several reasons. One is that I feel very awkward when my
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